In November, 1981, the State of Florida granted a Charter to the Gulfport Community Players, Inc., designating us as a Not-for-Profit organization. As of Dec. 2003, we have had a 501(C)(3) tax status.
We are a completely separate entity from the City of Gulfport, but we do, however, rent the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport for our mainstage performances.
All of our mainstage productions are currently performed at the Catherine A. Hickman Theater of Gulfport. This theater is entirely owned and operated by the City of Gulfport, Florida. It is locatedat 5501- 27th Avenue South in Gulfport, FL. We rent this theater for our performances from the City.
Set in New York City during the Great Depression, You Can't Take it with You, is a classic American comedy, written by Moss Hart and George Kaufman, way back in 1934. Two years later, it was made into a movie of the same name.
The play revolves around the very eccentric family of Martin Vanderhof, a former Wall Street tycoon, who spends his time playing darts and going to college commencements throughout the city. His daughter, Penny, is currently a playwright, while her husband Paul, manufactures fireworks in the basement. Their daughter practices ballet in the living room, under the tutelage of a Russian instructor while Essie's husband, Ed, plays the xylophone and runs a printing press. In other words, everyone does exactly what they "want" to do. Throw in another love affair, a dinner party gone wrong, some exploding fireworks, some federal agents, and a night in jail and you have a very entertaining comedy that has entertained millions of people for ages and ages!
